Travel Tuesday - Blog Hop Edition

Dear Friends, It was with great trepidation, I drove to work this morning. I am further north from the destruction but my heart still aches. The dark storm clouds covered the sunrise and there was lightening. I know God has brought me here but my finite wisdom can't see the bigger picture. I will continue to pray for those hurting and I expecting healing will come.   Welcome to Travel Tuesday! This is a link up that was originally started by Helene and she needed to take a break. I am not done sharing my travel stories and wanted to keep the blog hop/linky fun going on. Please be kind to link your story below, visit a new blogger, and grab my little button for your post.   I am looking for co-hosts to join me with Travel Tuesdays. Please comment below if you're interested.   The Egyptian adventure continues. When in Egypt, all tourist must visit the pyramids. It was easy to book a trip with the concierge. We were warned in advance that the tour guides would take us to "schools" where children learned to make rugs and sell said rugs. There were also the essential oils, papayrus art, and other knicknacks. The pyramids were impressive and massive!  

These were the early step pyramids.

In the background, you may be able to notice the city of Cairo. These are the huge famous pyramids, built with blocks bigger than camels. Seriously, its a climb to get to the first level. We got to go inside one of these pyramids but photos were not allowed and certainly all the artifacts had been moved to the Egyptian Museum.  The sphinx was much smaller than I had anticipated.

I thought for sure it was pyramid sized but in reality its about a third the size of a pyramid. Impressive but not as much so. Oddly enough, there was a Pizza Hut/KFC directly across the parking lot and street from the sphinx. Perhaps you can see it in the photo below.

There is more to share of Egypt including the dinner cruise, hanging out with bedoins, and Alexandria. The adventure continues next week. Please link up your travel stories below and stay tuned for weight loss wednesday.

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Thankful Thursday

Dear Friends, Welcome to Thankful Thursday. If you have followed my journey, it comes as no surprise that I am passionate about being thankful. Even when times are tough. Today, I am thankful for the generally good times I am enjoying. There is much to be thankful for. I have a sweet little family of my loving husband and to adorable kitties. We have a roof over our heads, food in our fridge, and jobs to provide support for our artistic and traveling adventures.  Please stand in prayer with me as we continue the house hunt. I know the right house is out there and I pray for the wisdom to see it at the right time. Please remember I am co-hosting a fun giveaway!   Please stay tuned for High Five For Friday!  

 

Make A Difference Monday

I hope these verses encourage you and bring hope to your day, week, and month.

Please stand in prayer with me as I prepare to find the perfect home for my family. Our two week window opens next week but I'll start browsing this week.

Make A Difference Monday

My prayer is that you will find encouragement.

I am looking for guest posts for Make A Difference Monday. Please stay tuned for Travel Tuesday.

Top Pic Tuesday

Rough start: I locked myself out of my apartment and had to wake up the manager. Oops.
Work out: 28 minutes elliptical & 100 crunches and I did get sweaty which is good.
Photo: Flowers know how to smile and these are just adorable.
Prayer: I'm praying today is a better day than yesterday. Work is slowly becoming a big struggle and I need to focus on the positives.

List

Today I wrote an interesting list of things I'd like to do for a paycheck. I got to 100 different ideas, some crazy and some not.

My prayer list includes peace, miracles, patience, and wisdom. I am in need and I know that God will give generously.  My timeframe may be off from God's unfortunately.